Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1887-02-03
TYASHINGFON LETTER.
(FRoM OUR REGU LIAR CORRESPONDENT
WAsHINGToE. Jan. "a. 1887.


WAsHINGToN, Jan. "a, 1887.
The present congress has redeem
ed It's reputation during the first
half of this its last session, and it
will now go down 20 history honored,
even if it should do nothing more
for the remainder of its life. The
enactment of the presidential success
sion bill has been followed by that
regula ting the electoral count, and 50
a double peril is removed. It is now
pretty certain that President Cleye-
land's successors will be elected and
inaugurated without any resort to
partisan war--a calamity that hith-
erto has been averted only by the
tolerance OF the people.
But this is not half of what has
been accomplished. The interstate
commerce, for better or for worse, y
has gone through both houses, and
only awaits the executive signature
to become a law. Then a rigorous
anti-polygamy measure has at last
has been passed; an investigation of
the Pacific railroad crookedness has
been orderad and the old Mexican
veterans are about to be pentioned.
At the end Of this congress, the
terms of one-third of the whole num-
Der of United States senators expire.
While some Of them have been re-
elected, others will be succeeded by
new men. 1t is noticeable that Fed
eral soldiers are getting scarce in the
senate. There are only seven men
who fought On the Union side during
the war, while there are sixteen
whose names are on the muster rolls
of the Copfederacy. It is probable
that only three of the cx-FederaIs
will be left when the senate is called
to order at the commencement of
the next session. These will be SEN
ators: Hawley, Henderson and
Plumb. Fifteen Republican sena-
tors viii be sworn in on the 18th of
next March, but four of them wore
the Confederate gray. This will
leave the senate with twenty ex-
Confederates, and three soldiers of
the Union.
In regard to Lieutenant Emory's
Arctic trip, Secretary Whitney has
expressed himself IN no uncertain
language. Referring to the report
that the lieutenant wanted to go
North IN the "Thetls," he said the
United States had something else to
do with its vessels,
naval officers and sailors besides
sending them off Oh Arctic expedi-
tions. 81 will say, however, con-
tlnued the secretary, "that there will
be no such expedition under the
present administration, but certain
ly not with my consent. No one
will receive orders from me for such
a trip in eonsonance with my wish
es."
The president is in good health
again, but he is careful to favor bis
rheumatic knee on ali occasions. He
felt compelled to decline to review
the order of the mystic shrine which
visited the city during the week,
for fear Of the damp air to which he
would be exposed, and he could not
go to the top of the Washington
with Mrs. Cleveland and
Mr.. Corcoran according TO appoint
ment. This trip to the clouds had
been arranged for three O'Clock, and
at that hour everything was in read
mess for the distinguished visitors.
The interior of the monument was
electrically lighted from top to bot
tom, fire was built in the boiler |
house, steam was generated, and |
several preliminary trips of the ele-
5ator had been made to see that |
everything was in complete running
,rder for the expected visit of the
president. Mrs. Cleveland was on
ime, and announcing in disap-
pointed tone that the president was
lot able to come, gracefully tender
ID the her arm to the venerable Mr.. I
and conducted him to the
elevator. The air inside the monu-
nent is damp and chilly, and when
he marble door swung open blast
ushed out that almost took the
'reath of those entering. The visi-
ors looked down upon the magni-
cent panorama at the 500 foot level
Grs. Cleveland took especial interest
n the White House, and tried hard
o recognize familiar figure at the
lbrary window.
Tomorrow the prominent advo-
ates of woman suffrage Will begin
heir nineteenth annual convention
n this city, and tomorrow Senator
Slair will make an effect to have the
7oman suffrage amendment to the
onstitution discussed in the senate.
fiss Susan B. Anthony, who has
'een here for some weeks, is as grim
nd hopeful and resolute as ever
soaring her defeats of the last forty
!